Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.88 -0.05 (-0.33%) As of 11:14 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Oaktree Specialty Lending Short Interest DataOaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) has a short interest of 1.44 million shares, representing 1.64% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 9.09% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 705,473 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,440,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,320,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.09%Dollar Volume Sold Short$19.92 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares88,090,000 sharesFloat Size87,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.64%Today's Trading Volume47,995 sharesAverage Trading Volume705,473 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average7% Short Selling Oaktree Specialty Lending? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Oaktree Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOCSL Short Interest Over TimeOCSL Days to Cover Over TimeOCSL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Oaktree Specialty Lending Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20251,440,000 shares $19.92 million +9.1%1.6%2.3 $13.83 7/15/20251,320,000 shares $19.07 million +7.3%1.5%2.1 $14.45 6/30/20251,230,000 shares $16.80 million +3.4%1.4%1.8 $13.66 6/15/20251,190,000 shares $17.08 million -4.0%1.4%1.7 $14.35 5/31/20251,240,000 shares $18.10 million +17.0%1.4%1.6 $14.60 5/15/20251,060,000 shares $14.99 million -17.2%1.2%1.3 $14.14 4/30/20251,280,000 shares $18.43 million +4.9%1.5%1.5 $14.40 4/15/20251,220,000 shares $17.29 million +17.3%1.5%1.4 $14.17 3/31/20251,040,000 shares $15.97 million -28.3%1.3%1.3 $15.36 3/15/20251,450,000 shares $22.84 million +124.2%1.8%1.7 $15.75 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OCSL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025646,900 shares $10.43 million -10.9%0.8%0.8 $16.12 2/15/2025725,800 shares $11.45 million -9.6%0.9%0.9 $15.78 1/31/2025802,400 shares $12.84 million -8.7%1.0%1 $16.00 1/15/2025878,400 shares $13.56 million +27.5%1.1%1.1 $15.44 12/31/2024689,200 shares $10.53 million -26.5%0.9%0.9 $15.28 12/15/2024938,200 shares $15.05 million +5.7%1.2%1.2 $16.04 11/30/2024887,500 shares $14.50 million -9.1%1.1%1.4 $16.34 11/15/2024976,700 shares $15.66 million +7.8%1.2%1.5 $16.03 10/31/2024905,900 shares $14.69 million -8.8%1.1%1.5 $16.22 10/15/2024993,000 shares $16.26 million +15.8%1.3%1.4 $16.37 9/30/2024857,300 shares $13.98 million +13.2%1.1%1.1 $16.31 9/15/2024757,400 shares $12.53 million -10.6%1.0%1 $16.54 8/31/2024846,900 shares $14.51 million +28.3%1.1%1.1 $17.13 8/15/2024659,900 shares $11.10 million +2.5%0.8%0.9 $16.82 7/31/2024643,800 shares $11.61 million -65.8%0.8%0.9 $18.03 7/15/20241,880,000 shares $34.80 million -10.5%2.4%3.1 $18.51 6/30/20242,100,000 shares $39.50 million +5.0%2.7%3.9 $18.81 6/15/20242,000,000 shares $37.86 million -13.8%2.5%3.8 $18.93 5/31/20242,320,000 shares $45.29 million -3.7%3.0%4.3 $19.52 5/15/20242,410,000 shares $46.37 million -12.4%3.1%4.4 $19.24 4/30/20242,750,000 shares $52.69 million -5.5%3.5%4.7 $19.16 4/15/20242,910,000 shares $55.96 million +18.3%3.8%4.4 $19.23 3/31/20242,460,000 shares $48.36 million +2.5%3.2%3.6 $19.66 3/15/20242,400,000 shares $46.08 million -2.0%3.2%3.4 $19.20 2/29/20242,450,000 shares $48.88 million -12.8%3.2%3.4 $19.95 2/15/20242,810,000 shares $56.45 million -22.6%3.7%3.7 $20.09 1/31/20243,630,000 shares $76.88 million +3.7%4.8%4.9 $21.18 1/15/20243,500,000 shares $74.41 million -3.6%4.6%5.5 $21.26 12/31/20233,630,000 shares $74.12 million -2.7%4.9%5.8 $20.42 12/15/20233,730,000 shares $75.16 million +14.4%5.0%5.8 $20.15“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps (Ad)Starting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. 11/30/20233,260,000 shares $65.20 million +27.3%4.4%5.1 $20.00 11/15/20232,560,000 shares $51.02 million +36.2%3.4%4.4 $19.93 10/31/20231,880,000 shares $35.72 million -9.6%2.5%3.6 $19.00 10/15/20232,080,000 shares $40.56 million +13.0%2.8%3.9 $19.50 9/30/20231,840,000 shares $37.02 million -12.4%2.5%3.4 $20.12 9/15/20232,100,000 shares $42.34 million +1.0%2.8%4.2 $20.16 8/31/20232,080,000 shares $41.72 million +40.5%2.8%4.4 $20.06 8/15/20231,480,000 shares $29.17 million +8.8%2.0%3.3 $19.71 7/31/20231,360,000 shares $27.76 million -6.2%1.8%3.2 $20.41 7/15/20231,450,000 shares $28.70 million -0.7%2.0%3.6 $19.79 6/30/20231,460,000 shares $28.37 million -11.5%2.0%3.8 $19.43 6/15/20231,650,000 shares $31.85 million +32.0%2.3%4.3 $19.30 5/31/20231,250,000 shares $23.39 million -15.5%1.7%2.7 $18.71 5/15/20231,480,000 shares $27.31 million +38.3%2.0%3.1 $18.45 4/30/20231,070,000 shares $20.20 million +15.1%1.5%2 $18.88 4/15/2023929,800 shares $17.50 million +17.3%1.3%1.5 $18.82 3/31/2023792,500 shares $14.88 million -3.6%1.1%1.3 $18.77 3/15/2023821,800 shares $14.97 million +41.7%1.1%1.4 $18.22 2/28/2023579,900 shares $11.78 million +3.1%0.8%1.1 $20.32 2/15/2023562,300 shares $11.31 million -1.1%0.8%1.1 $20.11 1/31/2023568,600 shares $11.38 million -37.8%0.8%1.2 $20.01 1/15/2023914,700 shares $6.49 million -62.5%N/A2.5 $7.10 12/30/20222,440,000 shares $16.76 million -1.2%1.4%2.7 $6.87 12/15/20222,470,000 shares $16.75 million +41.1%1.5%2.8 $6.78 11/30/20221,750,000 shares $12.57 million -2.8%1.0%2.2 $7.18 11/15/20221,800,000 shares $12.53 million -11.3%1.1%2.4 $6.96 10/31/20222,030,000 shares $13.40 million +1.0%1.2%2.8 $6.60 10/15/20222,010,000 shares $12.54 million +6.4%1.2%2.7 $6.24 9/30/20221,890,000 shares $11.34 million -2.1%1.1%2.5 $6.00 9/15/20221,930,000 shares $12.89 million +3.2%1.1%2.7 $6.68 8/31/20221,870,000 shares $12.94 million -7.4%1.1%2 $6.92 8/15/20222,020,000 shares $14.54 million +13.5%1.2%2.1 $7.20 7/31/20221,780,000 shares $12.53 million -11.9%1.1%1.6 $7.04 7/15/20222,020,000 shares $13.45 million -6.1%1.2%1.7 $6.66 6/30/20222,150,000 shares $14.08 million No Change1.3%1.8 $6.55 6/15/20222,150,000 shares $13.87 million +3.9%1.3%1.8 $6.45 5/31/20222,070,000 shares $14.37 million No Change1.3%2 $6.94 5/15/20222,070,000 shares $14.59 million +11.3%1.3%2 $7.05 4/30/20221,860,000 shares $13.32 million +8.1%1.1%1.7 $7.16 4/15/20221,720,000 shares $12.76 million -2.3%1.1%1.6 $7.42 3/31/20221,760,000 shares $12.97 million -3.8%1.1%1.6 $7.37 3/15/20221,830,000 shares $13.14 million -4.2%1.1%1.6 $7.18 2/28/20221,910,000 shares $14.23 million -2.1%1.2%1.6 $7.45 2/15/20221,950,000 shares $14.63 million -2.0%1.2%1.6 $7.50 1/31/20221,990,000 shares $14.98 million -5.2%1.2%1.7 $7.53 1/15/20222,100,000 shares $16.07 million -1.4%1.3%2.2 $7.65 12/31/20212,130,000 shares $15.89 million +16.4%1.3%2.5 $7.46 12/15/20211,830,000 shares $13.41 million +12.3%1.1%2.2 $7.33 11/30/20211,630,000 shares $12.00 million +18.1%1.0%2.2 $7.36 11/15/20211,380,000 shares $10.25 million +11.3%0.9%1.9 $7.43“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps (Ad)Starting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. 10/29/20211,240,000 shares $9.14 million +2.5%0.8%1.7 $7.37 10/15/20211,210,000 shares $8.92 million +1.7%0.8%1.6 $7.37 9/30/20211,190,000 shares $8.40 million -3.3%0.7%1.6 $7.06 9/15/20211,230,000 shares $8.83 million -0.8%0.8%1.6 $7.18 8/31/20211,240,000 shares $9.09 million -6.8%0.8%1.5 $7.33 8/13/20211,330,000 shares $9.64 million +1.5%0.9%1.8 $7.25 7/30/20211,310,000 shares $8.89 million -5.1%0.8%1.8 $6.79 7/15/20211,380,000 shares $9.26 million +36.6%0.9%1.7 $6.71 6/30/20211,010,000 shares $6.76 million +53.1%0.6%1.1 $6.69 6/15/2021659,600 shares $4.40 million -12.2%0.4%0.7 $6.67 5/28/2021750,900 shares $5.06 million -16.2%0.5%0.8 $6.74 5/14/2021895,700 shares $5.84 million +8.6%N/A1 $6.52 4/30/2021824,700 shares $5.59 million -14.3%N/A0.9 $6.78 4/15/2021962,100 shares $6.33 million +24.3%N/A1.1 $6.58 3/31/2021773,800 shares $4.80 million -40.0%N/A1 $6.20 3/15/20211,290,000 shares $8.09 million -5.2%1.1%2.1 $6.27 2/26/20211,360,000 shares $8.31 million -14.5%1.1%2.3 $6.11 2/12/20211,590,000 shares $9.76 million +3.9%1.3%2.5 $6.14 1/29/20211,530,000 shares $8.57 million +14.2%1.3%2.6 $5.60 1/15/20211,340,000 shares $7.79 million +8.9%1.1%2.5 $5.81 12/31/20201,230,000 shares $6.84 million -3.2%1.0%2.5 $5.56 12/15/20201,270,000 shares $6.96 million -10.6%1.0%2.8 $5.48 11/30/20201,420,000 shares $7.91 million -32.4%1.2%3.1 $5.57 11/15/20202,100,000 shares $10.82 million -4.1%1.7%4.9 $5.15 10/30/20202,190,000 shares $10.18 million +3.8%1.8%5.6 $4.65 10/15/20202,110,000 shares $10.38 million -2.8%1.7%5 $4.92 9/30/20202,170,000 shares $10.50 million +3.3%1.8%5 $4.84 9/15/20202,100,000 shares $10.37 million +5.5%1.7%4.6 $4.94 8/31/20201,990,000 shares $9.95 million -1.0%1.6%4.1 $5.00 OCSL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Oaktree Specialty Lending's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,440,000 shares of OCSL short. 1.64% of Oaktree Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oaktree Specialty Lending's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Oaktree Specialty Lending? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. OCSL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Oaktree Specialty Lending? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Oaktree Specialty Lending: Group One Trading LLC, and HBK Investments L P. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Oaktree Specialty Lending? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.64% of Oaktree Specialty Lending's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest increasing or decreasing? Oaktree Specialty Lending saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,440,000 shares, an increase of 9.1% from the previous total of 1,320,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Oaktree Specialty Lending's float size? Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has issued a total of 88,090,000 shares. Some of Oaktree Specialty Lending's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a public float of 87,790,000 shares. How does Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.64% of Oaktree Specialty Lending's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending: Ares Capital Corporation (2.21%), Capital Southwest Corporation (5.07%), MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (0.66%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (1.65%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (0.96%), PennantPark Investment Co. (3.57%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (2.16%), Main Street Capital Corporation (6.17%), Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (2.92%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (2.05%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Oaktree Specialty Lending stock? Short selling OCSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oaktree Specialty Lending as its price is falling. OCSL shares are trading down $0.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Oaktree Specialty Lending? A short squeeze for Oaktree Specialty Lending occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of OCSL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Oaktree Specialty Lending's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including OCSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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